Two killed in three Kolkata accidents

KOLKATA: Two persons lost their lives while two others were seriously injured in three accidents in the city early on Friday.
In the first incident, reported around 2.05am on the Maa flyover near the Boat Club, Sanjoy Ram (25), a resident of Pilkhana in Tangra, died after his bike skidded . Cops, however, could not confirm whether Ram was wearing a helmet.Pillion rider Chattu Das
(20), too, received injuries and was admitted to SSKM Hospital in a serious condition. Questions are being raised on how the biker managed to use the flyover given that twowheelers are not allowed on it at night.
In the second accident, a dumper and a truck had a head-on collision around 5.05am on Friday near Behala’s Sakherbazar on the busy Diamond Harbour Road. The accident left dumper driver Samir Malik (33) with serious injuries on his legs. The truck driver, however, managed to flee. The accident left four shops located on the DH Road severely damaged. Police said they were trying to ascertain how the two trucks came face to face since DH Road is wide enough. Malik was admitted to Vidyasagar Hospital.
In another accident, an unidentified 65-year-old woman was run over by a vehicle on Garden Reach Road.